Well here we are in 2024, and after DSC’s news editor had his inbox filled with responses, here are the answers to the 2023 DSC Christmas Quiz. The winner will be contacted shortly after we finish scoring the final submissions.
1. Which ex-LMP1 driver won in 2023 in an LMP2 car, against LMP1 opposition?
Jann Mardenborough
2. On how many occasions did an LMDh spec car finish on the podium in the FIA WEC?
Three
3. How many consecutive WEC races did Christian Ried finish his career on?
85
4. Which was the only car in the 2023 British GT Championship to set an overall pole position without a factory driver behind the wheel?
ABBA Racing’s Mercedes at Silverstone
5. How many cars with Nicky Catsburg win in, (in contemporary competition) this year?
BMW M4 GT3, Ferrari 296, Corvette C8.R, Mercedes AMG GT3
6. Where did the new Ginetta G56 GT4 EVO make its global race debut?
Ultimate Cup at Magny Cours.
7. How many Hypercars led the Le Mans 24 Hours?
8
8. Where will the Eagle F1 SuperSport race in 2024?
The ELMS and FIA WEC.
9. At which circuit did Porsche claim its first-ever DTM race win?
Norisring
10. Who (Team), What (Car), Where (Circuit), When (Month)?
Optimum Motorsport, McLaren 720S GT3, Sepang, December
11. How many GTP cars took at least one IMSA WeatherTech race win in 2023?
Six
12. Which two GTP cars took a podium finish without taking a win?
WTR Acura and Proton Porsche
13. Where did Valentino Rossi take his first overall race win in a GT3 car?
Misano, GT World Challenge Sprint Cup (after a class win at Road to Le Mans)
14. Prior to Frikadelli Racing’s famous Nürburgring 24 Hours overall win with Ferrari, when was the last time a non-German car won the race?
2002 (Chrysler Viper)
15. Which 2024 FIA WEC team principal took a GT3 class win in 2023?
Jerome Policand and Ian James
16. Which 1989 SCCA Runoffs winner tested for a 2024 FIA WEC seat?
Boris Said
17. Which two 2023 FIA WEC drivers received late reclassifications from Gold to Silver?
Casper Stevenson, Rui Andrade
18. Which Bronze-ranked driver made his GTE debut in the very final GTE race?
Liam Talbot
19. Which double 24-hour race winner at Le Mans, made his GT3 debut in 2023?
Sylvain Guintoli
20. James Allen took the LMP2 win at the Rolex 24 Hours, beating which driver over the line by 16 thousandths of a second?
Ben Hanley
21. Why was the 2023 European Le Mans Series at Imola cancelled?
Overrunning F1 works and weather
22. Which ELMS class championship-winning team changed hands immediately after the 2023 season?
RLR Msport
23. Two cars which debuted in 2017 were still racing in the ELMS in 2023, which teams ran them?
DKR and JMW
24. Which team became the first to earn an automatic entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans through success in GT World Challenge Europe?
Pure Rxcing
25. Which other sport did the Iron Dames launch an effort into in 2023?
Equestrian
26. Which circuit in 2023 became only the third to host an endurance and sprint round of GT World Challenge Europe/Blancpain GT?
Hockenheim
27. Why is the 2024 season opener at Qatar 1812 kilometres long?
The date of Qatar’s National Day
28. When was the last year that neither Team WRT nor ASP won a class title in GT World Challenge Europe?
2017
29. How many times in 2024 will the whole FIA WEC field be transported via air freight?
1
30. How long did the Sepang 12 Hours run in 2023?
Eight
31. Andy Priaulx has been named as a 2024 Ford factory driver. Where and in what car did he last race in contemporary competition?
2019, Sepang, TCR World Tour.
32. Who was selected to become the 30th Porsche Junior driver after this year’s Portimao shootout?
Alessandro Ghiretti
33. Which current GT factory driver won a title in 2023, his first since 2009?
Chris Haase, GT Open (FIA GT in 2009)
34. Which city will host the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games?
Valencia
35. Which major sportscar race is celebrating its centenary in 2024?
Spa 24 Hours
36. Which former Blancpain Endurance Cup champion won a NASCAR Cup Series race in 2023?
Shane van Gisbergen
37. Who was the driver coach for the NASCAR Garage 56 team?
Jordan Taylor
38. How many endurance racing championships has Francois Perrodo won?
Five
39. What was the winning margin by which Matthieu Vaxiviere held off a charging Malthe Jakobsen to secure Perrodo’s latest title?
0.631
40. By what name was the Cadillac V-Series.R previously known?
Cadillac V-LMDh
41. What are the highest and lowest overall finishing positions at Le Mans for the Glickenhaus 007 LMH in its three years of competition?
Third and seventh
42. Which nation will have an entry carry its flag in the FIA WEC for the first time in 2024?
Lithuania
43. Why is the second HERTZ Team JOTA Porsche 963 going to carry #12 next season in the FIA WEC?
It’s Tom Brady’s professional NFL shirt number
44. What reason did John Edwards cite for his retirement from professional racing?
To become a commercial aviation pilot
45. Red Bull Junior in 2023 and McLaren Development Driver in 2023. Whose sons are these?
Roald Goethe
46. Which team is collaborating with United Autosports for its first full-season IMSA LMP2 effort in 2024?
JR III
47. Why will Christian Ried not sell the Bahrain race-winning Iron Dames Porsche 911 RSR?
It’s his ELMS title-winning Porsche from 2022
48. At which circuit did the Lotus Emira GT4 make its global race debut?
Macau
49. What links Keith, Maria and Michael in the FIA WEC?
Ferdinand Habsburg’s middle name
50. How many different privateer Porsche 963 chassis raced in the FIA WEC in 2023?
Three
(Congratulations to Vincent Arui, the winner of the 2023 quiz with a near perfect submission!)
